Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

Children tire of the same book, and fresh
matter of the same grade should be
supplied"
1t is surprising how much can be
taught in single year by giving the
school a question or two day of an in
teresting nature. These should not be
of a puzzling character, but within the
easy comprehension of the pupils.
Niles: Every intelligent observer knows
that teachers who read . good educational
journal are capable of doing much better
work than those who do not, and conse-
queatly are worth much more to their
employers. Such teachers have clearer
widening. Reading keeps them in q
ready to profit by experience. Insti-
tutes and associations are their delight,
and they are the most earnest supporters
of all well considered plans for the i'm
prOvement of the schools.
+, Many a child who is running over
with animation, full of life, and fun, and
happiness, is made to fairly hate his
school and school books, because his
teacher does not take time or trouble to
study his disposition and thus learn how
to govern him.
Teachers are now hearing great deal
about "busy work" for their pupils.
We hope they will not forget that any
busy work" which does not contribute
to the strength of the pupil IS fraud.
to keep it busy. The child should BIZ
Kept busy with something that will add
to Its mental, moral and physical strength.
A child 10 Don't hv,ov with q IF
soap .suds and clay pipe; but such &C.
cupation would contribute to the child's
mental growth, while it would waste
much valuable time. as well as soap.
No child is too dull to be taught if we
teach him properly. There are many
streets that lead to all grand avenues,
and patience, courage, love, faith, sym
pathY, self. control, common sense are the
streets that lead the successful teacher to
the avenues of the minds of his pupils.
which in their turn lead to the mind,
Prof. Walter S. Goodnough, Columbus,
Ohio, writes: One of the questions
frequently occurring is What can we do
ia drawing in the ungraded country
school, or in the partially graded village
school?" Most teachers of such schools
know nothing of the subject. The first
requisite, it seems to me, is good hand
book or manual, giving the needed in
struction in the elements, and in the three
principal lines of work, construction.
representation and decoration. This
should give the teacher full information
on the subject, with hints on teaching
in various grades and kinds of schools.
The next step would be to provide fol
the instruction of these teachers by
means of institutes such as are held in
many states annually, and continuing
from one to six weeks. The instruction
in these institutes is necessarily largely
in the form of lectures, but drawing mate
rial should be distributed, and the work
as far as possible, should be in the shape
of lessons, teachers getting all the prac
tice time will allow. From work ir
many such institutes, I feel greatly the
necessity and demand for such knowl
edge and information as can be directly
paplied in the school room.
The following decision of the ATTORNEY
General is of sufficient Importance to jus
tlfy general circulation. Teachers an(
school officers should preserve 1t for refe
renee:
Your favor to the Superintendent o
Public Instruction has been referred t
me for reply. You say, 1.-THE matter o
removal from school of insubordinate pu
pills has come before me this winter sew
eral times. The subject of removal ha
usullay been some large boy or boys to-
old to be f1ogged and too nearly vicious t.
be reached by the usual influences. Tn
IQuestiOn has arisen on the right of tn
teacher to suspend such pupil and requir
his withdrawal from school pending tn
action of the board on the case, as pro
vided by the Code. l have ruled that tn
teacher has such right and power from
the nature of the case. but l have foun
the authorities upon this point" You
|ruling is, in my opinion, eminently sound
whenever it is necessary for teacher t
act at once in order to maintain order an
discipline and TO protect the school fror
the misconduct of pupil, the teache
has the right to suspend such pupil
without waiting for an order Of the trus
tees, until the case can be reported t
. and passed upon by them. This repol
should be at once made. The law gov
erning the suspension of pupils by
, teacher in cases where no rule requirin
1t exists, has been clearly stated by Judg
1LyOn in State vs.. Burton 45 Wis. $50, 15t
He says: while the principal or teache
> OF d PUBIC SCuOOl IL SuUOrulu&IE W I'LL
, school board or board of education Of tn
district or city, and must enforce rule
: and regulations adopted by the board fc
! the government of the school, and ex,
= cute all lawful orders in that behalf, b
does not derive all his lawful authO
ity in the school and over the pupil
from the affirmative action of the bOart
$ He stands for the time being, Tin loco p,
: RENTS" to his pupils, and because of thu
e relation, he must necessarily exercis
} Iauthorlty over in many things concern
: ing which the board may have rename
silent. In the school, as in the famil!
!. there exists on the part of the pupils til
: obligations Of obedience to lawful con
) mands, subordinat1on, civil deportmen
{ respect for the rights Of other pupil
and fidelity to duty. These obligation
} are inherent in any proper school system
, land constitute, SO to speak, the commo
llaw of the school. Every pupil is pr
sumed to know this law, and is subje,
j Ito it whether it has or has not been re el
s lacted by the district board IN the form {
written. rules or regulations, Indeed,
would seem impossible to frame rul,